County of Santa Cruz

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Buyer type:: County
Location:: Santa Cruz, CA
Country:: US

County of Santa Cruz RFPs

Active opportunities open for bidding

Anna Jean Cummings County Park Water Line Replacement Project
Posted
Sep 15, 2026
Closes
Oct 15, 2026
The County of Santa Cruz is seeking bids for replacement of the existing water service line at Anna Jean Cummings County Park in Soquel, California. The work includes installation of approximately 925 linear feet of new water line, abandonment of the existing line, utility connections, valves, limited concrete restoration, testing, erosion control, and site restoration. The sealed-bid solicitation requires a mandatory pre-bid meeting and bids are due October 15, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
Consulting (Various) On-Call Services (Request for Qualifications)
Posted
Sep 14, 2026
Closes
Oct 16, 2026
Seeking qualified consulting firms (consultants) to provide professional consulting services on an on-call basis for capital projects.
Emergency Response and Disaster Recovery Support Services (Request for Proposal)
Posted
Sep 14, 2026
Closes
Oct 9, 2026
Provide emergency response and disaster recovery support services.

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Buyer Attributes

Key metrics and characteristics

Census ID
Government ID for mapping buyers across datasets.
194942
Employee FTE
Full-time equivalent employees.
2,724.2
Population
Population size to gauge opportunity scale.
258,852
Procurement Hell Score
How easy their procurement process is to navigate. Lower is better.
72 / 100
Propensity to Spend
How likely this buyer is to spend on new technology based on operating budget trends.
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AI Adoption Score
How likely this buyer is to adopt new AI technologies.
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Startup Friendliness
How often this buyer champions startups and early adoption.
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How to Sell to County of Santa Cruz

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Procurement Hell Score
Lower scores indicate easier procurement. Created by Starbridge.
72 / 100
EasyLower is betterHellish
Quick Decision Flow
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- Sole Source: If sale is less than $105,001, use sole source. Avoid; approvals are rare and the process is opaque.
- Coops: Frequently procures through BuyBoard, NASPO ValuePoint, OMNIA Partners, and Sourcewell; you can gain access through the Starbridge reseller & contract-vehicle platform — reach out to your Starbridge contact to pursue onboarding.
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Sole Source
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- County of Santa Cruz, CA: Sole source is high-risk with rare approvals. Board approval required over $105,001. Process is opaque—pivot effort to cooperative purchasing.
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Cooperatives
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- The County has used cooperative purchasing before (known customer of BuyBoard/PEPPM). You can gain access to the recommended cooperative path by reaching out to your Starbridge contact through the Starbridge reseller & contract-vehicle platform.
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